Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 113 · 40 questions

Study tip (Hunt the slips): Smart checks: units in each answer, all parts answered, question numbers right, roll number written, key sums reworked, spelling of key terms, labels on diagrams. Kinds of slips: calculation slip (7 × 8 = 54), copying slip (45 used as 54), missed part (only part (a)), missing unit (20 instead of 20 cm²). Does the answer make sense? A pencil does not cost ₹4,000.

1. 1.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) spelling of key terms (b) all parts answered (c) roll number written (d) checking page 1 only
3. 3.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: adding doodles? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
4. 4.True or false: “random answer changes” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) adding doodles (c) spelling of key terms (d) leaving the hall early
6. 6.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a poor use of checking time. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) leaving the hall early (c) reworking key sums (d) staring at the ceiling
8. 8.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: reworking key sums? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
9. 9.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) roll number written (b) rewriting neat pages (c) reworking key sums (d) units in each answer
11. 11.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) yes, at random (b) yes, change all (c) always change twice (d) no, only with a reason
12. 12.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: leaving the hall early? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
13. 13.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) question numbers right (b) leaving the hall early (c) random answer changes (d) checking page 1 only
14. 14.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) all parts answered (b) units in each answer (c) leaving the hall early (d) labels on diagrams
15. 15.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) random answer changes (b) checking page 1 only (c) rewriting neat pages (d) units in each answer
16. 16.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) question numbers right (c) labels on diagrams (d) staring at the ceiling
18. 18.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
19. 19.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) leaving the hall early (b) random answer changes (c) checking page 1 only (d) roll number written
20. 20.✅ A quick way to check a subtraction is… (a) add the answer back (b) guess again (c) do it the same way (d) skip it
21. 21.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) random answer changes (b) labels on diagrams (c) units in each answer (d) all parts answered
22. 22.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) is it in pencil? (b) is it neat? (c) does it make sense? (d) is it long?
23. 23.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
24. 24.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) leaving the hall early (c) labels on diagrams (d) rewriting neat pages
25. 25.True or false: if you wrote 7 × 8 = 54, it is a calculation slip. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) checking page 1 only (b) staring at the ceiling (c) all parts answered (d) adding doodles
27. 27.True or false: “all parts answered” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) chat with others (c) check your answers (d) sit and wait
29. 29.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You read ₹250 in the question as ₹205. (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
30. 30.True or false: if you wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h, it is a calculation slip. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “units in each answer” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) reworking key sums (c) rewriting neat pages (d) spelling of key terms
33. 33.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a missed part (b) a calculation slip (c) a copying slip (d) a missing unit
34. 34.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You answered part (a) but not part (b). (a) a copying slip (b) a missed part (c) a missing unit (d) a calculation slip
35. 35.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the hall’s colour (b) the weather (c) your name and roll no. (d) your friend’s page
36. 36.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave the area as 20, not 20 cm². (a) a calculation slip (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a missed part
37. 37.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: question numbers right? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
38. 38.True or false: “question numbers right” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) reworking key sums (c) spelling of key terms (d) roll number written
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the ceiling (b) leaving the hall early (c) adding doodles (d) roll number written

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